WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 10, 2015) — Firing the low round of the tournament Saturday, a sizzling 63, were favorites Buzz Fly and Dr. Doug Hanzel, who opened up a three-shot lead in the Senior division of the 12th Southern States Four-Ball at Mayacoo Lakes Country Club.

The 54-hole event concludes on Sunday.

Fly, a one-time PGA TOUR journeyman from Memphis, and Hanzel, the 2013 U.S. Senior Amateur champion from Savannah, each contributed four birdies to take a 15-under-par 127 total into the finale.

Central Floridians Randy Elliott and Bret Voisin, playing alongside the leaders, put up a strong 65, only to lose ground at 130.

Chris Reeves of Jupiter and Keith Decker of Martinsville, Va., shot 65 to take the lead in the Mid-Amateur division by a shot over a trio of pursuers. Jupiter's D.J. Morris and partner Mike Stamberger, the first-round leaders, fell back when they double-bogeyed the finishing hole.

In the Super Senior division, Van Lefferdink of Juno Beach and Lenny Loyd of Port St. Lucie carded a 67-136 to take a three-shot lead into the final lap.

The tournament, featuring 54 teams of mostly national-class amateurs, was first launched by legendary Bobby Jones and revived four years ago by the Southern Golf Association.

The Southern Golf Association has revived
the
storied Southern Four-Ball tournament
after
more than a half century of dormancy. This
elite tournament was played eight times
just
before and after World War II with
legendary
golfer Bobby Jones personally presenting
the
winners' trophies at most of those events.

The tournament attracts
an elite field of mid-amateur and senior
amateur players including former Walker
Cup
players and winners of major amateur
events.